Picture-puzzle.



R. T. PEGKHAM.

PICTURE PUZZLE.

APPLIOATION FILED FEB.15,1909.

950,951 Patented Mar.1 ,1910.

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R. T. PECKHAM.

PICTURE PUZZLE.

APPLICATION FILED P213 15, 1909.

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UNITED STATES Pernnr OFFICE.

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WWIWM. I specificationof Letters Patent. t t d r; 1, 1 10 Application filed February 15, 1909. Serial 310.378.6378.

To all whom it may concern: the complete package without the necessity Be it known that LRionAnoT. PECKIIAM, of a separate envelop. In such a packagea citizen of the United States, residing in the bending of the package back and forth the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and y is apt to bend up the edges of the pieces of 5 State ofNew York, have invented certain the picture and to cause them to become new and useful Improvements in'Pict-ure mixed in the envelop and to lie one on the Puzzles, of which the following is a specitop of the other instead of in their proper fication. flat positions. \Vhen the flat position is M j ti im t id t i i once disturbed it is never assumed again, provements in cut 11 picture puzzles where and the Pleces when h y lie Q eachfifllel by they may be mac e very cheaply and may a v ry p to be 50 l 'q m handhng as be conveniently and cheaply sent through to 39 the puzzle There 15 danger a Of the mails as printed matter and may be em ecomlng so thickly packed at one conveniently handled and shipped in en- Polnt as o break the cov e1' 0 the P velops, in boxes with other goods, as ciga- I p p t0 avold thls dlfiiculty y cutting '10 -efles, and jnay be generally used for adthe pleces 0f the puzzle 111 SllCll shapes that ti i pur OSes or as ift V i all or substantially all the pieces run to an other points 0' advantage are referred to, in dg of the picture, At its'edge the picture detail hereinafter. is held down very closely by reason of the The accompanying drawings illustrate a hmen o the co D o he s e frame b di m f th i ti G wh ch lies immediately alongside the edge i f a mk of the picture. In fact the edges of the pictaining thepuzzle. Fig. 2 is an inverted m are closely held y the cover D that cross-section of the same on the plane indi- 1909s Whlch run to the edge seldom bewme cated by the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 and looking ooselled- Consequently y m g n the in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 3 is a cut leces 11111 to Fh g m y an be perspective view with the package opened. firm y held Posltlon notwlthstandmg y Fig. 4 is a face view of another style of f g of P packageiand h dange? I ackage. Fig. 5 is an inverted cross-section than g 1S p s y 811ml ofthe same on the plane indicated by the t g .3 the Venous Pleces B line 5-5 of Fig. 4, and looking in the direcof the Plcture runmng. clear to the frame C,

tion of the arrows.

Figure 1 is a face Fi 6 i a f i f the central portion of the cover being rean embodiment, f th i ti i hi h moved to permit the taking of the-pieces out no package is necessary. f theplcture. r i In order t Secure thi fl t package The pack ng of the puzzle in the manner which can be easily mailed, the puzzle should Shown g 1 and 2 has dlsadvanteset be assembled and sh ld b h ld i th that the contents are not open toinspection sembled ositi of th t I th by the postal authorities. Consequently the bodiment of the invention illustrated in p g has to g Sealed m at the Figs. 1 and 2 it is ca p I sisting of a cardboard or other stifi back A, g 4 and 5 1S deslgned to avoid this difliupon the face of which the rt f th culty and to have certa n other advantages. package are assembled and held by a frame The r s B' 0f the puzzle are carrled upon C also of cardboard or the like, and. by a abac slmllar to that ofFlg. 1, though t cover D ofipaper which can be readily cut may be made thinner to give greater flexialong the dotted line E which coincides with b1l1ty. The frame C is fastened to the the inner edge of the frame C, so that by hack 1n such a way as to permit the .frame removing the inner part of the cover D the and the back to be separated at the edge, ieces of the puzzle can be taken out. The so. that the postal inspector may' look liack A, frame 0, and cover D are pasted into the package between the two and make 1 upon each other. The cover D may be used sure that it contains no wrltten matter; this to carry any suitable advertising matter and capability of inspection be ng obtained joy the directions for opening. The'back A is fastening the frame and cover together w1th preferably arranged for putting on an ,ad- (wire sta les F or the like at sultable lnterdress and stamp so as to mail the puzzle 'in vals. T e pieces B of the puzzle need not 112 rried in a a k g highest rate. The form of package shown in 95. I

I I to see the picture necessarily extend to the edge of the picture, (though it is preferableto make as many of them do so as possible). The thin flexible cover G preferably is also transparent so as to show the picture and add to the attractiveness of the entire package, and also to indicate at a glance how the picture can be gotten at without injuring it. In fact with such a transparent cover the tearing off of the cover may begin at any point and proceed in any way, since the user will be able and avoid injury to it in removing the cover. The cover is held down very flatly and at the same time more cheaply than in the constructions of Figs. 1 and 2, by running its margin as shown at G between the back A and the frame C and assembling these three parts, the back, the cover, and the frame,.in a single operation instead of in two separate operations as required for the'first construction.

In Fig. 6 is shown an embodiment of the invention which may be placed loosely in an envelop or package of any sort with little or no danger of the separation of the pieces B In this case the pieces B will run to a marginal portion, such, for example, as the edge of the picture and they are fastened together at the edge in any suitable Way, as, for example, by an integral marginal portion H surrounding the entire picture. A dotted line J may divide the margin from the picture proper and indicate the line along which the margin should be torn off, so as to cause the pieces to separate from each other; and this line J may be perforated to facilitate tearing off the margin. Preferably the directions are printed on the back, together with any advertising matter desired.

.The pictures are preferably though not necessarily made of such material as can be stamped out cheaply with a die, such as sgifl cardboard, which preserves good sharp e ges.

Another advantage in the manufacture of the puzzle arises out of the extendin of the pieces to the edge of the picture.v I this is not done the die has to be made with one of the 'utting edges interrupted where it crosses another so as "to leave small connections between adjacent pieces of the puzzle,

and these connections have to be torn when the pieces of the puzzle are to be mixed,

-into which the making an imperfect puzzle. With the pieces extending to the edgeall the cutting edges of the die may be made substantially continuous, so as to make perfect cuts at the corners or crossing points. In manufacture ing with such a diethe cutting edges of the die will run continuously to the edges of the picture, but there will be a margin left around the picture holding the pieces together as in Fig. 6, and such be very easily handled and the margin cut off only when the picture is package of Fig. l or Fig. 4.

I do not in this application claim the packages shown and described except in so far as they are covered in the following claims in combination with the picture puzzle.

IVhat I claim is 1. A cut up picture puzzle in which each piece extends to an edge of the picture, and means for holding the pieces at the edge.

.2. A cut up picture puzzle including in combination the pieces into which the entire picture is cut, each of said pieces extending to an edge of the picture, and a mar inal striparound the picture to which eac of said pieces is connected.

3. A cut up icture puzzle of thin flexible material inclu ing in combination the pieces entire picture is cut, and a marginal portion connected to each of said pieces.

.4. A cut up picture puzzle in which each piece extends to the edge of the picture and having a marginal str-ip around the picture to which each of the pieces is connected, a weakened line being provided between the pieces of the icture and said marginal strip whereby the atter may be accurately torn off.

5. A cut up picture puzzle in which each of the pieces of the picture is connected directly to a'co'mmon member, by the separation of which from the pieces of the picture said pieces are all separated from eachother.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

RICHARD T. PECKHAM. Witnesses:

DOMINGO A. UsINA, Trinonona T. SNELL.

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